Erminia Guarneri, MD, FACC, ABOIM

Educator for IFM Courses: APM – Cardiometabolic

Board certified in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, and integrative holistic medicine, Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC, ABOIM, is a cardiologist focusing on disease prevention and health creation. A leading proponent of integrative medicine, she serves on the founding board of the American Board of Physician Specialties in Integrative Medicine (ABOIM). She is the cofounder and medical director of Guarneri Integrative Health, Inc., at Pacific Pearl La Jolla in La Jolla, California, USA, where she leads a team of experts in conventional, integrative, and natural medicine. 

A clinical associate professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), California Northstate University, and Southern California University of Health Sciences, she is also the president of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM) and the past president of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM). 

Dr. Guarneri served her internship and residency at Cornell Medical Center, becoming chief medical resident. She served cardiology fellowships at New York University Medical Center and Scripps Clinic in California. She cofounded the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine and served as medical director for 15 years. In 2011, she won the Bravewell Physician Leadership Award, which honors a physician leader who significantly transformed the US healthcare system.  

She received the 2012 Linus Pauling Award in Functional Medicine from The Institute for Functional Medicine and the Grace A. Goldsmith Award from the American College of Nutrition.